Media History and the Archive - 9781138864658

Taylor & Francis

Media History and the ArchiveAuthor(s): Craig Robertson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138864658, 978-1138864658\nSynopsis\nBy the time readers encounter academic history in the form of books and articles, all that tends to be left of an authors direct experience with archives is pages of endnotes. Whether intentionally or not, archives have until recently been largely thought of as discrete collections of documents, perhaps not neutral but rarely considered to be historical actors.\n\nThis book brings together top media scholars to rethink the role of the archive and historical record from the perspective of writing media history. Exploring the concept of the archive forces a reconsideration of what counts as historical evidence. In this analysis the archive becomes a concept that allows the authors to think about the acts of classifying, collecting, storing, and interpreting the sources used in historical re.